Revolving putting-green flag



May 15, 1956 D. ARTESE ETAL 2,745,373

REVOLVING PUTTING-GREEN FLAG Filed May 26, 1955 2 Sheets-Sheet l 2 INVENTORS,

Mao/8a.. Mid WW Em M y 15, 1956 D. ARTESE ET'AL REVOLVING PUTTING-GREEN FLAG 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed May 26, 1955 u m )3 0 4 8 m.m flew 3 D m 4H F 2 M m E 0! Y 2 0m B E 0U K9 E United States Patent Oifice 2,745,373 Patented May 15, 1956 2,745,373 REVOLVING PUTTING-GREEN FLAG Dominick Artese and Mary N. Artese, New Rochelle, N. Y. Application May 26, 1955, Serial No. 511,234 2 Claims. (Cl. 116-173) This invention relates generally to mounting attachments for flag structures, and is more particularly concerned with the mounting of a flag such as a flag utilized on a golf green wherein the flag is subjected to constant exposure to the weather especially harsh wind conditions whereupon such flag has heretofor been subject to rapid deterioration.

Accordingly the principal object of invention in conformance with that set forth above is to provide in a putting-green flag structure means for readily permitting the flags to pivot with the wind direction for the purpose of indicating the direction of wind current as well as preventing excessive wear on the flag.

A further object of invention in conformance with that set forth above is to provide a readily replaceable, rugged and utilitary putting-green indicating flag which is readily pivotal during wind conditions to which it is subjected.

These together with other objects and advantages which will become subsequently apparent reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a perspective view showing the novel flag structure in position on the golf green in the cup of the golf-green;

Figure 2 is an enlarged exploded perspective view illustrating the detailed construction of the novel pivoting Figure 3 is an enlarged top plan view of a portion of the novel flag structure;

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view showing the novel pivotal flag structure positioned in a support shaft;

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 4 showing the support staff as having the lower portion thereof constructed of wood illustrating moisture drainage construction with said support staff; and

Figure 6 is a perspective view illustrating the manner in which a cloth flag may be secured on the novel pivotal structure.

Indicated at 10 is a golf-green including the usual golf cup 12 in which is a vertically supported support staff which pivotally supports a pivotally supported flag assembly 16. It will be noted that the support staff 14 is a hollow construction and includes an open top end 18 as seen in Figures 2, 4 and 5.

The pivotally supported flag assembly includes a pivotal bracket support element 20 which may be of wire or any suitable material including a lower circular portion 22 which is generally concentrically disposed around the support staff 14 terminating in an upwardly extending vertical portion 24 which includes a downwardly extending U- shaped portion 26 which is extendable into the open end 18 of the support staff and pivotal therein, said U-shaped portion 26 including an upper eye portion 28 which is continued as an elongated horizontially extending support portion 30 terminating in a suitable eye portion 32.

A flag is indicated generally at 34, said flag may be of suitable plastic or cloth as indicated at 34 in Figure 6, said flag including adjacent the upper edge 36 suitably disposed apertures 38 and 40, the aperture 40 being located in an outwardly extending ear portion 42 of said flag, and the flag including the lower aperture 44 adjacent the edge 46. The vertical portion 24 of the support element 20 includes concentrically disposed thereon a suitable wire connecting ring 48 which has a resilient end portion 50 which is extendable through the aperture 44 of the flag. The ring 48 as seen in Figure 3, is concentrically disposed about the support shaft 14, however, this ring element 48 may be replaced by a flexible cord indicated at 48 in Figure 6.

The support shaft 14 will include a transverse aperture 52 through which will extend a suitable stop element, indicated as a nut and bolt assembly 54 which will overlie the ring portion 22 of the support element 20 to prevent the removal of the support element 20 from the support shaft 14. Extending through the apertures 38 and 40 of the flag 34 are suitable fasteners indicated as bolts 56 extendable through suitable washers 58 to be disposed on opposite sides of said flag 34, said bolts 56 extendable through the eye portions 28 and 32 of the pivotal bracket support element 20 and has secured on the end thereof suitable fastening nuts 60. It will be noted that the ear portion 42 permits the flag 34 to be secured in overlying relationship relative to the top of the support element 14.

As indicated in Figure 5 the support shaft 14' is of wood and the upper portion is constituted by a tubular element 15 which includes an open upper end 18'. The upper end of the support shaft 14 includes a sloping portion 62 which extends to an aperture 64 contained in the tubular element 15. Thus when water or snow enters the open end 18' of the tubular element 15 the water will run down the sloped upper end 62 of the support shaft 14' and moisture will pass out of the aperture 64 as is believed readily apparent.

The remaining flag assembly structure utilized with the support shaft 14 is the same as that heretofore described.

Various positional directional terms such as front, top, etc., are utilized herein to have only a relative con notation to aid in describing the device and are not intended to require any particular orientation with respect to any external elements.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1. In combination a vertical flag staff having a tubular upper end, a bracket for supporting a flag comprising a ring rotatably surrounding said staff, a vertical member rising from said ring alongside said stafi and having a lower end connected to said ring and an upper end terminating in a depending U-shaped portion rotatably and removably disposed in the upper end of the staff, and an inverted U-bend connecting said U-shaped portion to said vertical portion and straddling and resting on the upper edge of said upper end of the staff to support said bracket on said edge, said U-shaped portion terminating in an eye, a flag having an upper edge attached to said eye, a second ring rotatable on said staff and passing through the flag below its upper edge to secure the lower portion of the flag to the staff, said rings being vertically slidably fitted around said staff for removal upwardly 01f the staff so that said bracket and flag may be removed as a unit from the staff, and a transverse member in said staff above both rings preventing upward sliding of said rings and removable to permit said rings to he slid upwardly.

2. The combination of claim 1, said U-shaped portion terminating in a horizontal portion having a terminal eye to which the upper edge of the flag is attached.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,020,396 Blank Mar. 19, 1912 

